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The 2014 Iquique earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on 1 April, with a moment magnitude of 8.2, at 20:46 local time (23:46 UTC). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) northwest of Iquique . [ 1 ]
April 1 – An 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean near Chile causing landslides and killing at least five people. A tsunami warning is issued. [2]April 2 – The President of Chile Michelle Bachelet declares the northern part of Chile to be a disaster zone including the regions of Arica y Parinacota, and Tarapacá.
Chile lies in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca plate, and has high tectonic activity.The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete. Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side.
Health 2014 Guinea Ebola outbreak: The death toll in Guinea rises to 80 with two people dead in neighbouring Liberia. (Sky News Australia) International relations 2014 Crimean crisis: NATO suspends "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia as a result of the annexation of Crimea, and no sign that Russian troops have withdrawn from the Ukrainian border. (CNN) Law and crime ...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan 78 km (48 mi) east of Mutsu on August 10 at a depth of 41.0 km (25.5 mi). [141] A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ecuador 22 km (14 mi) west southwest of Cayambe on August 12 at a depth of 11.9 km (7.4 mi). [142] The earthquake killed at least 4 people and another 8 were injured. [143]
Health 2014 Guinea Ebola outbreak: The death toll in Guinea rises to 80 with two people dead in neighbouring Liberia. (Sky News Australia) International relations 2014 Crimean crisis: NATO suspends "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia as a result of the annexation of Crimea, and no sign that Russian troops have withdrawn from the Ukrainian border. (CNN) Law and crime ...
In 1927, the service was placed under the Department of Geophysics (DOG) by the University of Chile. [7] In 2013, its name was officially changed to Centro Sismológico Nacional (CSN). [8] After an earthquake on April 21, 2007 in the Aysén Region, the national authorities were in dire need of an emergency plan in case of earthquakes and tsunamis.
1950 Calama earthquake; 1953 Concepción earthquake; 1971 Aconcagua earthquake; 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake; 1997 Punitaqui earthquake; 2005 Tarapacá earthquake; 2007 Tocopilla earthquake; 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquakes; 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes; 2012 Constitución earthquake; 2013 Vallenar earthquake; 2014 Iquique earthquake; 2016 Chiloé ...